Show from the die alta alia californian california of sept irth ISTHMUS tehuantepec september 1st ast 1859 5 JUAREZ TAKING AWAY TOWN TY the late decrees of jaurez ordering the confiscation of all church prop pro eity petty legalization of marriages performed by the civil authorities and the establishment of offices tor for the registration ot of births deaths marriages biag a e etc to have created a great excitement among the people Americ americans accustomed to free institutions applaud apeland the progress which the liberal party of mexico is making by the adoption of these new laws but we forget to ask are the mexican cali people r ripe age I 1 for such progressive measures do the e people even understand them we must knust not forget that the majority of the mexican people are ignorant indians i another very im important point which le ong ought nott not to be e passed ass by wit without out bung ein pro proper er y noticed is that those who enache enacted t these ese laws went entire entirely ly too far and overleaped over leaped their purpose the confiscation of all church property properly 19 a a wise measure but the same game decree which breaks the power of the clergy orders the confiscation of the co fradia the cap capel lenta ellenia and other olber funds which were the property of the people or the respective communities these funds were not in the hands bands of the clergy but in those of a mayordomo mayor domo appointed by the people therefore it is very natural that the people should be in indignant dignani the law has already been executed in th the states where the liberal government is is in in power and the property belonging belonga ng to the different municipalities has hag been taken with the utmost rigor THE baw LAW ABOUT MARRIAGES the law m which decrees that marriages performed lored by the civil authorities shall be fer legitimate i amate has produced a still worse effect this law decrees that all marriages shall ball be performed by the judge of the district court and that the parties afterwards are at libert to receive the benediction of the church the newspapers of mexico which advocate the liberal caise but which h have aye not the liberty promised by juarez are filled with letters from the governors or military leaders of the different communicating c the news that the new laws were received every v here with the greatest enthusiasm but those statements are positive falsehoods 1 have hreve opportunities sufficient to know the feeling of the mexican people and can say these taws jaws have produced the utmost consternation I 1 ster nation ale men who have long been zealous I 1 u defenders of the liberal cause have now I 1 changed their views altogether and declare that they will not submit to au euch C h infringements of their rights as aa those decreed by juarez approaching CRISIS every body feels that the crisis is ia ap pr oab mg the ile people art are but have not yet resolved how to act arid with more certainty than ever I 1 regret the prophecy made in my last soon shall see a dictator of Al mexico exico in the person of 0 miramon or some other leader of the same party t y I 1 do not wish to say that juarez would n not 0 t make a good dictator on the contrary he has shown that he be is constitutional president only in name his actions are those of an abdol absolutist aist but the church party has I 1 in tay my opinion more elements and chances to come out victorious from their struggle particularly since the publication ant and commenced enforcement of or the new decrees of juarez THE GOVERNOR 0 OF ZACATECAS the governor of zacatecas Zacate caa cas has compre bended better than juarez juare the situation of mexico and the manner how to better it I 1 he did not publish the decrees of juarez but I 1 when on account of orders from the bishop of guadalajara the priests abat abandoned boned za calecas cate cas he be issued two decrees in one lie ordered the immediate confiscation of all property I 1 e r 1 y belonging to the clergy who ho had left their i r posts leaving all funds which belonged to the communities untouched in the second decree lie he states that since the priests hae ha e abandoned the state the sacr Sd duties would moul d remain unperformed and the absence 0 of f the clergy legitimate marriages would be performed by the civil authorities this wise and well calculated course has bag gained for senor ortega riot not only the be estimation and confidence of his people but also the admiration of foreigners sr jesus gonzales d de ortega governor of Zacate zacatecas acate cas deserves to be mentioned because he is the only person I 1 as yet who u h haa ba understood und tod the real evil un I 1 der which mexico suffers and what is 13 more he has understood how to mend it CIVIL WAR SV IN YUCATAN ln in yucatan the war of races has haa broken ou out t again agai and with new fury the indians have a I 1 leader eader who is stated to be an englishman the indian forces advanced close to alemida but were defeated on the alth in in ti aalop and on the P IB fit Jet nevertheless th eless according acco ac coidin iding to the latest news they still kept the fie field g THE BROOKLYN on the night of the dinst the U S I 1 war steamer brooklyn arrived armed at vera cruz I 1 after a stay of a few hours and after ex chaning cha neng with ith the sloop of war iwar sa saratoga toga which ha has 3 been for some time in in port she left for montepio monterio Monte pio a port between there and in older to place herself hersel fat at he orders of mr air mclane eibo who has taken his bis summer residence in the 06 neighborhood of monterio montepio Monte pio in ill the village of san ban I 1 andres JUAREZ A WIMSTER MINISTER on the dinst juarez nominated senor antonio de la Is fuente to the position of 0 secretary of state and foreign relations AFFAIRS IN NUEVA LEON gen Vida tirl has lately made a trip the state of nueva leon of which bich he is govi arnor and he be returned on the alt to I 1 Alon monterey terey he was occupied during his journey in in organizing forces in ill every place peace which aich he passed for the double purpose as be states of reinforcing the army of the no north rt b under zuazua and of protecting the coun country 3 against american adventurers san sail louis potosi is designated as the head quarters of the liberal army there mr air det de collado thinks to concentrate a considerable army and intends to reopen re open the campaign in october next |